Fla. cop fired for speeding fights for job

Fausto Lopez says he was promised he would not be fired for his habitual speeding

By PoliceOne Staff

MIAMI — A Miami police officer is fighting for his job back after he was fired for routinely speeding off-duty in his cruiser.

Fausto Lopez said at an arbitration hearing Tuesday that Chief Manuel Orosa promised him that he would not be fired even after he had been stopped by a Florida Highway Patrol trooper for driving in excess of 120 miles per hour, according to the Sun-Sentinel.